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American Latvian Association in the Unit
The american latvian association (ala) is the main representative organization for the latvian american community. Through 100 member organizations, churches, clubs and some 4,000 individual members we represent over 90,000 people of latvian descent living in the us. We are a nonprofit, tax exempt educational and cultual organization.…
- $396k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $94k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $34,800
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations American Latvian Association in the Unit funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $94k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $107k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $116k | 17% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $148k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $157k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $69k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $148k | 71% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian Center Garezers | $241,175 | 8 | 3% |
| Joint Baltic American National Committee | $203,100 | 6 | 26% |
| World Federation of Free Latvians | $70,000 | 6 | 6% |
| West Coast Latvian Education Center | $62,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of N Y | $61,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Latvian 50 Year Occupation Museum Fund Support Group | $60,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Laiks | $26,850 | 3 | n/a |
| XV Latvian Song Festival | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Latvian-American Chamber of Commerce | $20,000 | 2 | 65% |
| Latvian National Opera Guild Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 5% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvian Center Garezers | $241,175 | 8 | 3% |
| Joint Baltic American National Committee | $203,100 | 6 | 26% |
| World Federation of Free Latvians | $70,000 | 6 | 6% |
| West Coast Latvian Education Center | $62,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of N Y | $61,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Latvian 50 Year Occupation Museum Fund Support Group | $60,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Laiks | $26,850 | 3 | n/a |
| XV Latvian Song Festival | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Latvian-American Chamber of Commerce | $20,000 | 2 | 65% |
| Latvian National Opera Guild Inc | $16,000 | 2 | 5% |
| 2x2 Latvian Seminars | $14,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Latvian Cultural Association Tilts Inc | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Latvian Diaspora Museum Fund Inc | $11,020 | 2 | n/a |
| XIV Latvian Song and Dance Festival Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Latvian School of Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Society for Latvian Art Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the University of Latvia | $6,860 | 1 | 6% |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington DC | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Latvian Scouts Association | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Latvian Dance Group Mantinieki Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Latvian Organization Association of Minnesota | $5,000 | 1 | 13% |
Where it is load-bearing
American Latvian Association in the Unit supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About American Latvian Association in the Unit
- How much does American Latvian Association in the Unit give?
- American Latvian Association in the Unit reported 5 itemized grants totaling $93,500, out of $395,843 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Latvian Association in the Unit fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Human Services (23%), Youth Development (19%).
- Who are American Latvian Association in the Unit's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Latvian Center Garezers ($241k), Joint Baltic American National Committee ($203k), World Federation of Free Latvians ($70k).
- Does American Latvian Association in the Unit fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Latvian Association in the Unit?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is American Latvian Association in the Unit based?
- American Latvian Association in the Unit is based in MD.
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